Roorkee gets free Wi-Fi

Residents of Roorkee can soon enjoy free Wi-Fi services at nine locations in the town. The internet service provider, a private telecom company, has launched the service in one location on Saturday.Tapan Susheel | TNN | August 22, 2016, 08:23 IST

ROORKEE: Residents of Roorkee can soon enjoy free Wi-Fi services at nine locations in the town. The internet service provider, a private telecom company, has launched the service in one location on Saturday.

The company already provides free 4G services by Wi-Fi in Mussoorie and Dehradun. While the facility is available in one location each in Mussoorie and Dehradun, in Roorkee nine areas will be covered under the scheme.

“The memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the company was signed in April. On Saturday, free Wi-Fi service was launched at KL Polytechnic gate on Delhi-Dehradun national highway,” said Uttam Singh Negi, additional municipal commissioner at Roorkee Municipal Corporation (RMC).

“People can use 600 MB data for free every month under this service,” said Negi.

The other eight sites that will get the facility include Purani Kutchery (old court compound), bus stand, Roorkee Talkies, Chat Bazaar, RMC premises, a location near BSM College, civil hospital and New Kutchery.

“The free Wi-Fi service will be operational in all sites within five months,” said an official from the telecom company.

Internet users who used the free facilities on Saturday said that they were able to use the internet without glitches.

“I browsed many websites and also downloaded data on my mobile without hassles,” said Abdul Qadir, a student in Roorkee.